Category: Science

Science word of the day: Covalent Pronunciation: Coh-VAY’-lent What it means: In chemistry, a covalent bond occurs when two atoms share a pair of electrons.

Inflammation may be behind a mysterious phenomenon known as dissociation, a mental state that includes “out-of-body” experiences and the feeling that the world is “unreal,”

July’s full Buck Moon, the second full moon of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, will turn full on Wednesday (July 29). It will be the

Ancient mammals may have had an easier time moving across the Isthmus of Panama from north to south thanks to Mexico’s climate.

Astronomers may have just found a first-of-its-kind phenomenon buried in the shadow of one of the Milky Way ‘s most famous stellar explosions: two stars

Traces of two “ghost lineages” of extinct human populations lie hidden within our genome, a new study reveals. One of these ghost lineages left its

Whale sharks may be the biggest fish in the ocean, but their feeding habits have remained mysterious. Now, new camera footage from the backs of

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) reveals the nearby galaxy Centaurus A, exposing the dusty structures and hidden activity that shape this unusual

Two Chilean mummies have provided scientists with the earliest known smallpox genomes found in the Americas, dating between 1492 and 1631. The genomes are the

Archaeologists excavating in the famous prehistoric Hohle Fels cave in Germany have uncovered two bird figurines carved from mammoth ivory. ‪‪The thumbnail-size carvings add to

Bats have long posed an immunological mystery: They can harbor viruses that cause severe diseases in other animals, including humans, yet they rarely show signs

Dietary arginine reduces tumor formation and viral load in mice by boosting key immune proteins.

A canopy call, a partial photo and DNA revealed a new primate species — one that may already be at risk of extinction.

One of the biggest misconceptions about solar eclipses is that enjoying them requires expensive solar gear . Telescopes, tracking mounts, cameras, telephoto lenses and solar